Ingrid Goes West

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Original title: Ingrid Goes West
Year: 2017
Running time: 97 min.
Country: United States
Director: Matt Spicer
Screenwriter: David Branson Smith, Matt Spicer
Music: Nick Thorburn
Cinematography: Bryce Fortner
Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen, O'Shea Jackson Jr., Wyatt Russell, Billy Magnussen, Pom Klementieff, Charlie Wright, Destiny Soria, Hannah Pearl Utt, Vincent van Hinte, Megan Griffey, Malika Williams, Aidan Wallace, Tina Lorraine
Producer: Star Thrower Entertainment / 141 Entertainment / Mighty Engine
Genre: Comedy | Independent Film (US). Black Comedy. Jealousy
Synopsis / Plot: Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza) becomes obsessed with a social media star named Taylor Sloane (Elizabeth Olsen) who seemingly has a perfect life. But when Ingrid decides to drop everything and move west to befriend Taylor, her behavior turns unsettling and increasingly dangerous.

Awards: 2017: Sundance Film Festival: Screenwriting Award

Critics' reviews

"It’s the sort of timely satire that could click with younger audiences."

Peter Debruge: Variety
"[It's] often sharply amusing, crisply assembled (...) Sometimes the characters’ motivations feel just a little too opaque and their decisions seem more motivated by plot mechanics than real human desires."

Leslie Felperin: The Hollywood Reporter
"Spicer has a deft touch with his story, and his cast marvelously fleshes out a bunch of people we care about even though in most cases we know we probably shouldn’t."

Steve Pond: The Wrap
"It’s rare that a comedy makes you reconsider your own actions on social media."

Gregory Ellwood: The Playlist
"The characters that result are undeniably shallow, but they're recognizable and sneakily fascinating (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Christopher Gray: Slant
"[It] shows plenty of promise, but missteps in conflating social media with mental illness (...) The movie never digs beneath the most obvious layers of its L.A. stereotypes."

David Ehrlich: Indiewire
"Just as the writers can’t get beyond the atmosphere and the mostly retread gags of a boilerplate Los Angeles, they can’t get their characters past the point of an Instagram hangover that follows flashes of internet celebrity"

David D'Arcy: Screendaily
"Aubrey Plaza dazzles (...) Ingrid is explored with more depth and nuance (...) There’s savage humor here but also piercing sadness (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Benjamin Lee: The Guardian

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